|Athlete|Nation|Olympics|Gold|Silver|Bronze|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Philipp Schoch|Switzerland (SUI)|2002–2006|2|0|0|2|
|Shaun White|United States (USA)|2006–2014|2|0|0|2|
|Seth Wescott|United States (USA)|2006–2010|2|0|0|2|
|Karine Ruby|France (FRA)|1998–2002|1|1|0|2|
|Hannah Teter|United States (USA)|2006–2014|1|1|0|2|
|Ross Powers|United States (USA)|1998–2002|1|0|1|2|
|Kelly Clark|United States (USA)|2002–2014|1|0|2|3|
|Danny Kass|United States (USA)|2002–2006|0|2|0|2|

Question: in what year was karine ruby's first olympics?
Answer: 1998